In Turkey, new technologies reinforce repression
Ankara (AFP) - With anti-government protests sweeping across Turkey, the authorities have used all technological means to try to curb ...
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Telegram founder Durov allowed to temporarily leave France
Paris (AFP) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is charged with multiple ...
Macron defends move to give Telegram’s Durov French passport
Paris (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended a decision to grant French nationality to Telegram chief Pavel Durov, ...
Durov: mysterious and controversial Telegram founder
Paris (AFP) - Russian-born tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov has founded wildly popular social networks, cryptocurrencies, amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune and ...
Telegram founder in French court to face possible charges
Paris (AFP) - Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, was appearing in a French court Wednesday to face ...
Senegal media sound alarm with news blackout
Dakar (AFP) - Senegalese news organisations widely heeded a call Tuesday for a news blackout to protest against economic measures ...
Nepalis fight TikTok ban in court, or ignore it entirely
Kathmandu (AFP) - When Nepal suddenly announced a ban on TikTok last year, lawyer Sunil Rajan Singh was determined to ...
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